cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
ten (long cylindrical things)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
slave traffic; slave dealer
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to lay aside; to set aside
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
orders; instructions; directive; command
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to lose money; to spend money